Good morning,

I have received a letter in the post to say they have cancelled the PCN due to exceeding the legal time frame to respond to my representation. 

They do state that the restriction is still valid and any similar PCNs may not be cancelled and this decision must not be taken as a precedent.

But that is a relief! Thank you to everyone on this group who engaged and offered their input.

Hello,

A brief up date and question. I decided to put in an appeal. That was on the 12 March. I got an email acknowledgment with the following:

"We aim to respond to all representations within the time periods stated above.  Please avoid contacting us for an update about your case during this time, as this may cause further delay.  Please also allow extra time for your correspondence to reach us if you have sent it in by post.

If your correspondence is received within the discounted period stated on the PCN,  we will place the case on hold and honour the discounted amount regardless of how long it takes for a response to be issued."

The time period for response they state is 30 working days but I still have not heard anything. Do I just wait or should I follow up now given it's gone beyond 30 days?

Thank you for any advice you can give.

Okay, thanks for reviewing. We don't drive in London often, in fact, the last time we visited Southall was well over 5 years ago. I usually am very conscious of road signs, but in this instance, this was a very long straight stretch of road, and only towards the end did these signs appear. This is the first time I've come across something like this. I guess we'll have to pay the fine and take it as a lesson learned!

In terms of driving straight on, is it reasonable that we should stop mid-driving on a straight road to read signs? And then have to suddenly determine a change in direction at the point we would have been driving straight?

Hello,

I have received a PCN from London Borough of Ealing for the alleged contravention of 53J - Failing to comply with a restriction on vehicles entering a pedestrian zone in Mansell Road Greenford (2) (U) on 27/02/2026 at 15:55:04.

The fine is £160 reduced to £80 if paid within 14 days.

I am not from the area and was with my son who was driving. We were busy focusing on the satnav and genuinely did not see the sign.

I have gone online to view the footage and it does not show us turning into the road, it shows our car driving straight already on the road and past the signs. Just before the signs there are two roads on the left and right. It seems odd to have restriction signs appear in the middle of the road? Is this reasonable?

I did not notice any advance signage elsewhere.

We are not from the area and the only signs I was aware of were restricted parking on many of the roads around there, but not restricted access.

According to the picture, the restriction is during 8.30-9:15 and 3:00-4:00 (at least that is what I can make out from their image, it is not completely clear).

Any advice on the Mansell Road road signs? Not sure if the signs are compliant and we genuinely missed them or whether it's actually unreasonable to spot them and read them in the middle of a road while driving straight.

I am not sure how to share the video.

Thank you.